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Peer reviewedEsters, Irvin G. – Adolescence, 2003
At-risk students in southern United States were surveyed using the "Things I Worry About Scale." From their responses, 13 categories were ranked from most salient to least salient. The rank order was then compared to that obtained with a normative group in Northern Ireland. The significant correlation between the two seemingly disparate…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, High Risk Students, High School Students
